Diquafosol (tradename Diquas) is a pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of dry eye disease. It was approved for use in Japan in 2010.[1] It is formulated as a 3% ophthalmic solution of the tetrasodium salt.
Its mechanism of action involves agonism of the P2Y2 purinogenic receptor.[2]
References
- ^ "Santen and Inspire Announce Approval of DIQUAS for Dry Eye Treatment in Japan". April 16, 2010.
- ^ Pendergast, W; Yerxa, BR; Douglass Jg, 3rd; Shaver, SR; Dougherty, RW; Redick, CC; Sims, IF; Rideout, JL (2001). "Synthesis and P2Y receptor activity of a series of uridine dinucleoside 5'-polyphosphates". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11 (2): 157–60. doi:10.1016/S0960-894X(00)00612-0. PMID 11206448.
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